Ocean Entertainment Group (OEG) is one of the leading professional and reputable units in Vietnam in the field of Esports, Game Publishing, Entertainment, and Technology. OEG has many years of experience accompanying the youth, especially students nationwide, through a series of tournaments and events that connect and inspire.
In 2023, OEG officially launched the first season of the National Student Open Cup (NSOC) – the National Student Esports Tournament, achieving proud milestones: a total prize pool of up to 1 billion VND, becoming one of the largest eSports tournaments ever for the Vietnamese student community. The tournament also gathered nearly 1,500 players from 298 teams representing 127 universities and colleges across the nation.
Following that success, in 2025, OEG continues to organize NSOC season 2 with an expanded scale, upgraded content, and hopes to create a more professional, modern, and civilized playground for the student community passionate about esports in Vietnam.
Returning for its second season, NSOC 2025 will feature a scale of over 10 billion VND, with a total prize pool of 2 billion VND, competing in two games: Valorant and Teamfight Tactics. NSOC 2025 promises to be the most explosive and anticipated eSports event of 2025 for the Vietnamese student community and eSports fans in general.
The tournament officially opened registration on September 11 and will kick off on September 29. The National Finals are expected to take place in November in the capital city of Hanoi.
NSOC 2025 is organized by OEG under the direction of the Vietnam Olympic Committee, in coordination with BEAT Network, the unit implementing OEG Studio. The collaboration between OEG and BEAT Network – one of the leading media ecosystems in Vietnam promises to bring NSOC 2025 to explosive heights and widespread impact.
BEAT Network owns a multi-channel, multi-platform social media ecosystem, with diverse and creative content, operated across more than 20 community brands and over 40 owned channels, attracting more than 48 million followers and averaging 2 billion monthly engagements.
The tournament is also honored to receive support from units such as: Vietnam Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MSB) – Partnering as a Diamond Sponsor and Wake-up 247 as a Gold Sponsor, Crossfire: Legends as a Partner, along with various Media Partners, Venue Partners, and other Strategic Partners.
NSOC 2025 marks a strategic partnership between OEG and Vietnam Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MSB). Accompanying NSOC 2025, MSB pursues the mission of creating a fair and professional playground for students nationwide as well as nurturing young talent and guiding them towards professional development. With this mission, MSB offers a new generation of digital utility combo for all students who love and participate in the NSOC 2025 season – a convenient payment account combo along with the MSB Mastercard Hybrid card, allowing users to quickly open a bank account, enjoy convenient financial services along with gaming gifts and attractive game recharge offers.
This not only affirms the tournament’s attractiveness and strong appeal, but also demonstrates the desire to encourage and promote the passion for eSports among organizations towards students, contributing to the development of the country’s esports scene. Just like the message that NSOC 2025 aims to convey: United We Rise!
At this press conference, OEG will also announce the roadmap and development plan for the National Student Esports Tournament System for the period 2025 – 2027, aiming to make NSOC an annual national eSports tournament, a reputable playground brand for the Vietnamese student community. At the same time, during this period, OEG also aims to expand the regional tournament system with the participation of students from universities and colleges in many Southeast Asian countries, allowing Vietnamese student eSports to interact with international students. This is a strategic move affirming OEG’s long-term commitment to accompany students in creating a professional, healthy, and valuable eSports environment.
Especially, within the framework of NSOC 2025, OEG is launching the Unitour program – a journey to connect the nationwide student eSports community at 6 university campuses with the goal of bringing NSOC closer to students across the country, creating practical, interesting experiences, and building community bonds. The Unitour program at each campus will include typical activities such as: NSOC 2025 qualifiers; Career orientation talk shows and workshops in the Game – eSports – Technology – AI sectors; Interactions with famous players and KOLs, gaming device experience areas, new technology; Unique music, cosplay activities, mini-games, and many exciting experience activities with countless attractive gifts, etc.
Not only accompanying the student community in creating a professional, civilized, and healthy eSports playground, OEG also offers scholarships to disadvantaged students who achieve excellent results at the 6 Unitour campuses. In addition, more than 3,000 AI Training scholarships will be awarded to students throughout the tournament.
Follow more official information about the tournament at:
Fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/giaidausinhvientoanquoc
Landing Page: https://nsoc.oeg.vn/